airhog, for 99% of men who have one, there is very little pain...the worst part is the injection of the local anesthetic. I have friends and co-workers who returned to work the next day with no side effects at all.

I had one earlier this year. Unfortunately for me, I was in the 1% who do have side effects. In my case, it was caused by the swelling of the epiditimus that caused my right testicle to swell to TWICE its normal size. My physician had to prescribe an anti-inflamitory for me but it was a week before I could walk normally again.

Even with the problems, it was still less painful for me to endure this than it would have been for the misses to have her tubes tied.

As for the taste, I couldn't say since the misses doesn't enjoy giving orally, much less swallowing...

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